Hallo My Students, Colleagues and Friends

DR. YASHODA APTE.

‘PUSHPANGAN’, 306/26, Nigdi, Pune,

Maharashtra, India.

Email address: [email protected]

Phone no. 91 20 27650124

Qualification:

Ph.D. 'Optimal Autostabiliser for a Supersonic Fighter Aircraft'

IIT,Bombay,1976

M.Tech.-Controls and Drives,Elec.Engg.,IIT.,Bombay,1966.

B.E.-Elec.engg.,Walchand College of Engg., Sangli,

Poona University.,1961

Employment Status

1. Retired Voluntarily As Professor, IIT, Bombay,3-1-1996.

Experience :35 Years at IIT Bombay : Teaching, Guidance, Research.

Courses Taught: Linear Classical and Modern Control Theory of

Continuous and Discrete/Digital Systems, Applied Control, Aircraft

Control, Control Components, Analog Simulation, Basic Electrical

Circuits, Measurements etc. for U.G.Students, Linear Multivariable

Control Systems ,Optimal Control, for P.G.Students.

Guidance: Two Ph.D.s on Decoupling and Model Matching in Linear

Multivariable Systems in 1988 and 1994 respectively.

Fourteen M.Tech. Projects, Twenty One B.Tech. Projects.

Important Project Topics: Micro Processor based Position and Speed

Control using D.C./A.C. Motors, Spark Erosion Machine, Voltage

Stabiliser, Nuclear Reactor Control, etc.

Software Development: Model Matching and Decoupling Controls

for MIMO Systems, Model Matching for SISO Systems, Model Design

for Ideal Response of SISO Systems & all necessary computational

subroutines, Software for Time Domain and Frequency Response,

On-Line Realisation of Controllers etc.

2. Visiting Professor, COEP, Pune, Jan-April 2004

Part of a Course ‘Adaptive Control & Identification’,

taught to ME(Control) class.

3. Professor, AISSMS College of Engg., 2005-06

4. Professor Emaritus, Rajarshi Shahu College of Engg., since Feb 2006

Publications and Consultancy

Publications:

Books :

1.Linear Multivariable Control Theory,

Tata McGraw Hill Pub.Co., New Delhi (1981)

2.Linear Multi-Input-Output Control,

New Edge International Publishers, New Delhi,(1996)

3.Cyclostyled Lecture Notes on Applied Control.

4 Lecture Notes on Identification

Papers:

1.Routh Horowitz Criterion and Its Equivalents.

IEEE and IERE Proceedings India, Oct-Dec, 1969

2.Importance of State Variable Theory.

Symposium on Decision and Control, IISc, Bangalore,1970

3.A Versatile Technique for closed Loop Control to Minimize the

Deviation from Steady State. NSC, Ludhiana, 1978

4.Choice of technique for Solving an Optimization Problem with

Quadratic P.I. NSC, Varanasi,1979.

5.Optimal Autostabiliser for a Supersonic Fighter Aircraft.

Journal of Guidance and Control, Vol.2,No.2,1979.

6.Control Applications :From Aerospace to Industry.

International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists,

Bombay,1981.

7.Hybrid Computer: An Educational Aid.

Symposium on Computers in Education, Reaserch and Industry,

51st Session, National Academy of Sciences, Cochin, 1981.

8.Basic Control Systems Course in Multivariable Style for Next

Generation. ICWES, Washington(D.C.),USA,1984.

9.Effective Method of Continued Education of Industrial Engineers,

IFAC/IFORS Conference on Control Science and Technology for

Developement, CSTD, Beijing, China, Aug,1985

10.A Computer Aided Synthesis Package for Decoupling Controllers

for Linear Multivariable Systems. 9th NSC, Allahabad, 1985

11.A Least Square Solutions Approach to Decoupling Controllers for

Linear Multivariable Systems, 10th NSC, IIT, Delhi. 1986

12.New Minimal Order Design Algorithm for Linear Multivariable

Systems. Vol. 19, No.12, Int.J.Systems Sci, 1988.

13.Digital Control System in Frequency Domain for Pole Allocation

for Flexseal Nozzle Control for PSLV, NSC, Coimbatore, 1988

14.J Jcob and Y.S.Apte,

Closed Loop Realisation of Open Loop Controllers for Linear

Multivariable Systems. Int. AMSE (Associasion for the Advancement

of Modelling and Simulation Techniques in Enterprises),

Calcutta, 1992

15. J.Jacob and Y.S.Apte,

Model Selection for Exact Model Matching for Linear Multivariable

Control Systems. International Conference on Robotics, Vision and

Parallel Processing for Automation, July 16-18, 1999, Ipoh, Perak,

Malaysia,ISBN no. 983-9501-04-6, volume 1

16. J.Jacob and Y.S.Apte ,

Exact Model Matching for Multivariable control Systems,

Proceedings of the Eighteenth IASTED International Conference on

Modelling ,Identification and Control,

Feb.15-18, Innsbruk, Austria, 1999

17. J.Jacob and Y.S.Apte,

Application of Model Matching Compensation for Disturbance

Rejection, no. 305 - 095 ,IASTED International Conference on

Intelligent Systems and Control, October 28-30, 1999,

Santa Barbara,CA

18. Y.S.Apte,

Decoupling, Stabilisation Disturbance Rejection: Design and Application’

National Conference on Control and Dynamical Systems, 27-28 Jan 2005,

IIT,Bombay, India.

19. S.M.Sakhadeo, Y.S.Apte

Design of Controller for Optimization of Energy Management for Hybrid

system: Solar-wind-Diesel-Grid with Battery Back-up.

Technologies and Future Trends in Non Conventional Energy Sources,

Co-Gen-2006, Session II, Institution of Engineers, Nagpur Centre, Nagpur.

Special Lectures/Seminars/Workshops

1.Gap between Theory and Application of Control Systems,

Resham Bhavan, Churchgate, IEEE-Bombay Section, 8-9-1977.

2.Multivariable Control Theory,

WCE, Sangli, 28-12-1980

3.Pole Allocation Design for Nuclear Reactor Control,

BARC, Bombay, 20-6-1986

4.Systems Approach -An Overview,

Symposium on Human Systems and Theraputics, Association for

Research in Homeopathy, 19-4-1987

5. One week Intensive Course on Electrical Control Systems,

for the staff of Machine Tool Proto Type Factory,

Minisry of Defence, Ambarnath, 28-11 to 2-12, 1988

6.Two Day workshop on Welding System Technology,

Bajaj Auto Ltd., Pune. 24-25, March, 1989

7.Seminar on High Quality Decoupling Controller Design for Linear

Multivariable Control Systems, Wright State University, Dayton,

Ohio, USA, July, 1990.

8.Report on Indigenous Status of Feedback Control of Spot Welding

Machines for Quality Improvement, based on Visits/Discussions in

various concerned factories, promoted by DST, Ministry of Science

and Technology,India,19-4-90

9.Two Weeks Course in 'Modern Control Theory'

at VSSC, Trivendrum, Dec.,1991.

10.Three Day Seminar on Multi-Input Multi-Output Control,

Measurex Corporation, Cupertino, California, USA., September, 1992.

11.Lecture cum Discussion for ARDE Staff at Pashan, Pune, in

connection with their project on 'Development of High Rate of

Fire Defense Gun System' 16-9-1993 and 18-1-1994.

12. Lecture for Continued Education Programme of DRDO, 9-13 Dec. 2002, on

‘Servo Mechanism and Its Applications to Electro-Mechanical Actuator’

at Research & Development Establishment(Engineers),Ministry of Defence,

Dighi, Pune

Consultation to Industry:

1.Design of Spark Erosion Machine, Electronica, Pune, 1971-72.

2.Design of Control System for Electrolysis in a Project for

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., 1973-74.

3.System Design for Chain Welding,ILCM,Bhandup,Mumbai.,1980.

4.Design of Closed loop Control of Spot Welding Machine for

Constant Voltage across Electrodes and for Constant Welding

Energy, through an M.Tech. Project, Bajaj Auto Ltd.,1992

5.PLC based Sequential + Feedback Control (as in 4 above)

for chain welding, ILCM, Bhandup, Mumbai, Another M.Tech.Project,

1994-95

Honorary Control System Design Work:

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre - Four Months in 1985

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre - Five Months in 1985

Future Aim :To transfer the experience and knowledge to the

interested industrial and/or academic community for improving the systems and

necessary expertise. The routine responsibilities of academic

career are shed off for this purpose voluntarily.